Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are available in additional regions
Amazon EC2 ยท 2026-02-26
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Technical Details
| Regions | us-west-1, eu-west-3, ap-south-2, sa-east-1 |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your deployment configurations to include M8i and M8i-flex instances in the new regions for improved performance and cost benefits, ensuring your IaC templates are updated to reflect these new options.
For Platform Teams
Adopt M8i and M8i-flex instances for your architecture to benefit from higher performance and better price-performance, especially for workloads requiring large instance sizes or continuous high CPU usage.
For Executives
Evaluate deploying M8i and M8i-flex instances in new regions to leverage up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth, enhancing application performance and cost efficiency.
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